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Vol 4 Ep 28 - BATTLE - The Battle of Hastings ( 1066 )

History of the World podcast

Chris Hasler

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4.8971 Ratings

🗓️ 30 May 2022

⏱️ 54 minutes

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1066 - Both the Kingdom of England and the Duchy of Normandy had matured into states that faced each other across the English Channel, and had their futures entwined with each other as a consequence.  One powerful duke of Normandy called William had great ambitions for his neighbours across the water.

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The History of the World Podcast, written and presented by Chris Hasler. Volume 4, The Medieval World.

0:25.0

Episode 28, The Battle of Hastings. Oh, you know, now. Now, you know,

0:44.0

know, now,

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now, and now and now and

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here and uh...

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uh... uh... uh...

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uh... uh... Oh, oh, oh, oh, The location for this week's episode is the South Coast of England on the

1:18.7

island of Great Britain, the largest of the British Isles, sometimes referred to as the Atlantic archipelago

1:26.1

for those who prefer to be recognised as not being specifically British, as the islands

1:31.9

themselves support multiple nationalities. The island

1:36.2

of Great Britain today is completely within the country known as the United Kingdom.

1:41.4

Over the centuries a great number of small kingdoms would amalgamate

1:46.4

to become the United Kingdom with the last act of Union specific to the island of Great Britain taking place with the Union of the Union specific to the island of Great Britain taking place with the Union of the Crowns of England and Scotland in the year 1707.

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Not a lot is known about the culture of Southern Britain before the writings of the Romans since the lifetime of Julius Caesar in the first century B.C.

2:12.0

The tribes of Southern England are century B.C. E. E.

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The tribes of Southern England are thought to have been culturally linked to those of Northwest Europe,

2:19.8

and this is likely to have been cemented somewhat by the aggressions of the Romans, causing concern

2:25.8

among all of the non-Roman peoples of Britain, Gaul and the neighbouring Germanic tribes such as the Belge.

2:34.1

It seems likely that people of Belgic origin were crossing over the English channel into

2:39.6

Southern Britain and integrating into the British Tribal Network.

2:44.8

There would have certainly been a long-established trade network that crossed the

2:50.0

English Channel.

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